Krian Laut (federal constituency)

Krian Laut
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Krian Laut was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Krian Laut
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Abdul Rauf Abdul RahmanAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Abdul Rauf Abdul RahmanAlliance
2nd1964-1966
1966-1969Sulaiman Taib
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Sulaiman TaibAlliance
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSulaiman Taib11,09250.69
PMIPMohamed Ja'afar Ibrahim10,79249.31
Total valid votes 21,884 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,163
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,04775.60
Registered electors 30,485
Majority 300
Alliance hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 12 March 1966
Upon the death of incumbent, Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSulaiman Taib11,20656.91
PMIPBaharuddin Abdul Latiff8,48443.09
Total valid votes 19,690 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 26,953
Majority 2,722
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Rauf Abdul Rahman10,10950.94
PMIPAbdul Wahab Mohd Noor7,45237.55
Socialist FrontMohd Nordin Abdul Jalil2,28211.50
Total valid votes 19,843 100.00
Total rejected ballots 583
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,42679.77
Registered electors 25,605
Majority 2,657
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Rauf Abdul Rahman8,07451.59
PMIPAhmad Hussain7,57748.41
Total valid votes 15,651 100.00
Total rejected ballots 126
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,77770.40
Registered electors 22,409
Majority 497
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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